Unexpected SARS-CoV-2 positivity in postmortem nasopharyngeal swabs

J Clin Pathol. 2022 Apr;75(4):288. doi: 10.1136/jclinpath-2021-207769. Epub 2021 Sep 13.

Authors

Melanie Jensen¹, Lutful Wahab²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cellular Pathology, Northwest London Pathology, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK m.jensen@cantab.net.
² Department of Pathology, Hemel Hempstead General Hospital, West Hertfordshire Hospital NHS Trust, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK.

PMID: 34518362
DOI: 10.1136/jclinpath-2021-207769

No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; autopsy; virology.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Autopsy
COVID-19* / diagnosis
Humans
Nasopharynx
SARS-CoV-2*
Specimen Handling